Jonas (a 11 year who is about to become 12), Jonas's mother and father (Jonas's loving parents), Asher (Jonas's friend), Lilly (Jonas little sister), Gabe (a newborn at Jonas's fathers work), Yoshiko (a friend of Jonas's father)
Summary of Chapter
Jonas is nervous about becoming a 12 year. So after dinner he asks his parents about it. They tell him that the Elders watch them all year long and write notes to figure out what their job is. Also they talk about they day they recived Lilly and how that she will get to have a bike next year.
Predictions of Coming Events
I predict that Jonas will get picked for a job he didn't want.
The Giver – Chapter 3
Directions: Define the following vocabulary words in your own words and their meanings in relationship to Chapter 3 of The Giver. Birthmother – A woman who gives brith to 3 children then works hard for the rest of the their life. singsong voice — A high pitched voice that sounds almost like singing off key. sphere – A 3D circle. dwelling – house magnifying glass – A tool that is used to magnify things to look bigger.
Directions: Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1. Infer why citizens are only allowed to use bicycles for individual transportation. I infer that it is one of the rules and that if there is two people riding on it they might think that they will get hurt.
What implications does this have for travel? That travel is much slower when there are two people riding but faster if there is only one.
2. What physical trait do Jonas and Gabriel share? Their eye color is lighter then everyone else's.
3. Examine how this trait could link Jonas and Gabriel. That their birhtmother is the same person.
4. Summarize how Birthmothers are regarded in the community. They are regarded with little honor.
5. Generalize how individual differences and appearances are treated in the community. Mirrors are not commen aand when people walk by them no one really looks at themselves.
6. Explain why Birthmothers never see newchildren. They only give birth to them and they are not allowed to have a child.
7. Tell why Jonas takes the apple home. Asher and him thinks it moved.
8. Explain why Asher has to play catch. He needed help with eye-hand cordanetion.
9. Prepare a schedule for Jonas’s family to follow when caring for Gabriel at night. During the night they should take turns feeding and comforting him.
10. Differentiate most American families’ evening routines from families’ nightly routines
in the community. At most American houses at dinner time we don't share are feelings. Also before bed the child dose not come out and asked for it's comfort toy.
Chapters Eleven— Twelve
Assessment Preparation: Synonyms and Antonyms
Directions:Using a thesaurus and/or a dictionary, fill in one synonym and oneantonym for each of the vocabulary words. Then write a sentence using the vocabulary word, showing that you understand the word’s meaning and how it should be used in a sentence.
1. torrent
Flood
Drip
During the torrent my brother got scared when a treebrach fell.
2. glee
Joy
Sadness
When I finished Mocking Jay I was pure glee.
3. obsolete
Dated
Current
When I was in the attic I found a obsolete hat.
4. wincing
recoil
brave
I was wincing when my brother steped on my foot.
5. admonition
adivse
aproval
When my brother got a D my mom didn't admonition him.
6. dumbfounded
bewilder
unsuprised
I was dumbfound when my brother got an A.
7. wryly
askew
straight
My mother told me wryly to clean my room.
The Giver – Chapter 13/14
Conflict results from two opposing forces in a story. Four common types of conflict are:
Man vs. himself—a character experiences conflict between forces within him/herself
Man vs. man—a character experiences a conflict with another person
Man vs. nature—a character struggles to overcome forces of nature
Man vs. society—a character struggles with elements of his/her society
Directions:Read each passage from Chapters 13-14. Identify which type of conflict it
exemplifies and explain it.
Mr. Cook’s Example:
“Well . . .” Jonas had to stop and think it through. “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?”
He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. “But it’s all the
same, always.” (pg. 97)
Type of conflict: man vs. society
Explanation: Jonas is frustrated with
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But when the conversation turned to other things, Jonas was left, still, with a feeling of frustration that he didn’t understand. He found that he was often angry, now: irrationally angry at his groupmates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on.
And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them. (pg. 99)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself Explanation: Jonas was angry that he could not give colors.
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Jonas went and sat beside them while his father untied Lily’s hair ribbons and combed her hair. He placed one hand on each of their shoulders. With all of his being he tried to give each of them a piece of the memory . . .
But his father had continued to comb Lily’s long hair, and Lily, impatient, had finally wiggled under her brother’s touch. “Jonas,” she said, “you’re hurting me with
your hand.” (pg. 101)
Type of Conflict:man vs. man Explanation:He is trying to give away a memory but Lilly won't let him.
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“When you become the official Receiver, when we’re finished here, you’ll be given a whole new set of rules. Those are the rules that I obey. And it won’t surprise you that I am forbidden to talk about my work to anyone except the new Receiver. That’s you, of
course.” (pg. 103)
Type of Conflict:man vs. society Explanation:Jonas is not allowed to speak about his job and when he is finished with training he will get new rules.
#
By himself, he (Jonas) tested his own developing memory. He watched the
landscape for glimpses of the green that he knew was embedded in the shrubbery; when it came flickering into his consciousness, he focused upon it, keeping it there, darkening it, holding it in his vision as long as possible until his head hurt and he let it fade away.
(pg. 106)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself Explanation: Jonas is struggling to keep the memory alive.
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The sled moved forward, and Jonas grinned with delight, looking forward to the breathtaking slide down through the invigorating air.
But the runners, this time, couldn’t slice through the frozen expanse as they had on the other, snow-cushioned hill. They skittered sideways and the sled gathered speed.
Jonas pulled at the rope, trying to steer, but the steepness and speed took control from his hands and he was no longer enjoying the feeling of freedom but instead, terrified, was at the mercy of the wild acceleration downward over the ice. (pg. 108)
Type of Conflict:man vs. nature Explanation:The ice is contoling the sled that Jonas is riding on.
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“I knew that there had been times in the past—terrible times—when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.” (pg. 112)
Type of Conflict:man vs.man Explanation:They destryed each other.
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He wondered, though, if he should confess to The Giver that he had given a
memory away. He was not yet qualified to be a Giver himself; nor had Gabriel been selected to be a Receiver.
That he had this power frightened him. He decided not to tell. (pg. 117)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself Explanation:Jonas has to decide if he is going to tell the giver or not.
Chapters Eighteen—Twenty Standards Focus: Character Development
An author reveals information about a novel’s characters in a variety of ways. A character may provide information about him or herself by sharing his/her thoughts, words, and actions with the reader. Likewise, a narrator or other characters can also provide the reader with insight about a particular person.
Directions:Using the clues, locate specific quotes or descriptions about Jonas to show examples of his behavior or personality throughout the novel. Use these excerpts to write a paragraph about Jonas on the next page.
1. How Jonas feels about the upcoming Ceremony (Chapter 1): Jonas feels apprehensive about the ceremony.
2. What Jonas initially believes release is like (Chapter 4): Jonas belives its does not hurt and that it is a good thing.
3. How Jonas feels about the Elders’ decisions (Chapter 6): Jonas feels it is important and that the elders would give him the right assighnments.
4. When Jonas experiences seeing beyond (Chapter 8): He experiences it when he was younger and he and Asher were throwing an apple and Jonas saw the apple change.
5. When Jonas learns of a world beyond the community (Chapter 10): He learns about it on his first day as a Receiver from the Giver.
6. How Jonas feels about the world outside the community (Chapter 12): Jonas feels questioning of the outside world. The community is were he grew up but he wants to know why none of the good things such, as snow and colors are they are not there anymore.
7. How Jonas feels about all the citizens having memories (Chapter 14): Jonas feels that the memorys need to be shared that others should have good and bad memorys like him and the Giver.
8. When Jonas learns about love and real families (Chapter 16): Jonas learns about love and real familys when he asked the Giver what his favorite memory was. After he sees it the Giver explains love and family.
9. When Jonas disagrees with the community’s practices (Chapter 20): Jonas disagrees with the communitys practices is when he sees his father kill a baby.
10. On the lines below, write 1-2 paragraphs detailing how Jonas and his opinion of the community change from the beginning of the novel through (Chapter 20). Use statements and quotes from the novel to support your argument.
Jonas's opinion changes about the community through the course of the book. In the begining Jonas belived what the community was doing was right because he belives that realese is a good thing for elders but is shameful if a baby is realsed. In the middle Jonas started to question the communitys ways such as why dosen't everyone has memorys and why people can't see color. But after he sees his father kill a newborn twin did he feel that the communitys harsh. After this Jonas decided he was going to leave the community and go to Elsewhere.
The Giver – Chapter 3
Directions: Define the following vocabulary words in your own words and their meanings in relationship to Chapter 3 of The Giver.
Birthmother – A woman who gives brith to 3 children then works hard for the rest of the their life.
singsong voice — A high pitched voice that sounds almost like singing off key.
sphere – A 3D circle.
dwelling – house
magnifying glass – A tool that is used to magnify things to look bigger.
Directions: Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1. Infer why citizens are only allowed to use bicycles for individual transportation. I infer that it is one of the rules and that if there is two people riding on it they might think that they will get hurt.
What implications does this have for travel? That travel is much slower when there are two people riding but faster if there is only one.
2. What physical trait do Jonas and Gabriel share? Their eye color is lighter then everyone else's.
3. Examine how this trait could link Jonas and Gabriel. That their birhtmother is the same person.
4. Summarize how Birthmothers are regarded in the community. They are regarded with little honor.
5. Generalize how individual differences and appearances are treated in the community. Mirrors are not commen aand when people walk by them no one really looks at themselves.
6. Explain why Birthmothers never see newchildren. They only give birth to them and they are not allowed to have a child.
7. Tell why Jonas takes the apple home. Asher and him thinks it moved.
8. Explain why Asher has to play catch. He needed help with eye-hand cordanetion.
9. Prepare a schedule for Jonas’s family to follow when caring for Gabriel at night. During the night they should take turns feeding and comforting him.
10. Differentiate most American families’ evening routines from families’ nightly routines
in the community. At most American houses at dinner time we don't share are feelings. Also before bed the child dose not come out and asked for it's comfort toy.
Chapters Eleven— Twelve
Assessment Preparation: Synonyms and Antonyms
Directions: Using a thesaurus and/or a dictionary, fill in one synonym and one antonym for each of the vocabulary words. Then write a sentence using the vocabulary word, showing that you understand the word’s meaning and how it should be used in a sentence.
1. torrent
2. glee
3. obsolete
4. wincing
5. admonition
6. dumbfounded
- bewilder
- unsuprised
- I was dumbfound when my brother got an A.
7. wrylyThe Giver – Chapter 13/14
Conflict results from two opposing forces in a story. Four common types of conflict are:
Man vs. himself—a character experiences conflict between forces within him/herself
Man vs. man—a character experiences a conflict with another person
Man vs. nature—a character struggles to overcome forces of nature
Man vs. society—a character struggles with elements of his/her society
Directions: Read each passage from Chapters 13-14. Identify which type of conflict it
exemplifies and explain it.
Mr. Cook’s Example:
“Well . . .” Jonas had to stop and think it through. “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?”
He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. “But it’s all the
same, always.” (pg. 97)
Type of conflict: man vs. society
Explanation: Jonas is frustrated with
And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them. (pg. 99)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself
Explanation: Jonas was angry that he could not give colors.
But his father had continued to comb Lily’s long hair, and Lily, impatient, had finally wiggled under her brother’s touch. “Jonas,” she said, “you’re hurting me with
your hand.” (pg. 101)
Type of Conflict:man vs. man
Explanation:He is trying to give away a memory but Lilly won't let him.
course.” (pg. 103)
Type of Conflict:man vs. society
Explanation:Jonas is not allowed to speak about his job and when he is finished with training he will get new rules.
landscape for glimpses of the green that he knew was embedded in the shrubbery; when it came flickering into his consciousness, he focused upon it, keeping it there, darkening it, holding it in his vision as long as possible until his head hurt and he let it fade away.
(pg. 106)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself
Explanation: Jonas is struggling to keep the memory alive.
But the runners, this time, couldn’t slice through the frozen expanse as they had on the other, snow-cushioned hill. They skittered sideways and the sled gathered speed.
Jonas pulled at the rope, trying to steer, but the steepness and speed took control from his hands and he was no longer enjoying the feeling of freedom but instead, terrified, was at the mercy of the wild acceleration downward over the ice. (pg. 108)
Type of Conflict:man vs. nature
Explanation:The ice is contoling the sled that Jonas is riding on.
Type of Conflict:man vs.man
Explanation:They destryed each other.
memory away. He was not yet qualified to be a Giver himself; nor had Gabriel been selected to be a Receiver.
That he had this power frightened him. He decided not to tell. (pg. 117)
Type of Conflict:man vs. himself
Explanation:Jonas has to decide if he is going to tell the giver or not.
Chapters Eighteen—Twenty
Standards Focus: Character Development
An author reveals information about a novel’s characters in a variety of ways. A character may provide information about him or herself by sharing his/her thoughts, words, and actions with the reader. Likewise, a narrator or other characters can also provide the reader with insight about a particular person.
Directions: Using the clues, locate specific quotes or descriptions about Jonas to show examples of his behavior or personality throughout the novel. Use these excerpts to write a paragraph about Jonas on the next page.
1. How Jonas feels about the upcoming Ceremony (Chapter 1): Jonas feels apprehensive about the ceremony.
2. What Jonas initially believes release is like (Chapter 4): Jonas belives its does not hurt and that it is a good thing.
3. How Jonas feels about the Elders’ decisions (Chapter 6): Jonas feels it is important and that the elders would give him the right assighnments.
4. When Jonas experiences seeing beyond (Chapter 8): He experiences it when he was younger and he and Asher were throwing an apple and Jonas saw the apple change.
5. When Jonas learns of a world beyond the community (Chapter 10): He learns about it on his first day as a Receiver from the Giver.
6. How Jonas feels about the world outside the community (Chapter 12): Jonas feels questioning of the outside world. The community is were he grew up but he wants to know why none of the good things such, as snow and colors are they are not there anymore.
7. How Jonas feels about all the citizens having memories (Chapter 14): Jonas feels that the memorys need to be shared that others should have good and bad memorys like him and the Giver.
8. When Jonas learns about love and real families (Chapter 16): Jonas learns about love and real familys when he asked the Giver what his favorite memory was. After he sees it the Giver explains love and family.
9. When Jonas disagrees with the community’s practices (Chapter 20): Jonas disagrees with the communitys practices is when he sees his father kill a baby.
10. On the lines below, write 1-2 paragraphs detailing how Jonas and his opinion of the community change from the beginning of the novel through (Chapter 20). Use statements and quotes from the novel to support your argument.
Jonas's opinion changes about the community through the course of the book. In the begining Jonas belived what the community was doing was right because he belives that realese is a good thing for elders but is shameful if a baby is realsed. In the middle Jonas started to question the communitys ways such as why dosen't everyone has memorys and why people can't see color. But after he sees his father kill a newborn twin did he feel that the communitys harsh. After this Jonas decided he was going to leave the community and go to Elsewhere.